Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters that you recognise! Everyone else belongs to me! Wow.I actually own something.I feel special!

Summery: The next generation of Witches and Wizards are finally at the age to go to the school where their parents learned it all, Hogwarts! The children of the wizards and witches we all know and love now attend the school of witchcraft and wizardry and face there own adventures and problems. RnR please!!

Couplings (of JKR's characters): H/H, R/OC, D/G

A new kind of magic

Chapter 1 - The Hogwarts Express

September 1st started out much like any other day of the new autumn season. The leaves were beginning to turn beautiful colours of red, gold, and orange and air was just beginning to cool ever so slightly. As 11:00am grew nearer, King's Cross Station begin to become swarming with mysterious teenagers with large carts, which always included an animal of some sort. Emily Potter and her parents approached platform 9 ¾, the gateway to the Hogwarts express.

"Hey Hermione, coming here really takes you back to the good old days, huh?" said the wizard, that to this day was still known as 'the boy who lived'. Hermione nodded slightly and smiled,

"Yes it does Harry." She paused and looked down at her nervous daughter, "Ready to go to Hogwarts?" She asked. Emily gave a resounding nod and the three Potters slipped into the barrier. Harry and Hermione exchanged glances when they arrived, seeing that nothing had changed from their school days so long ago.

"Well, this is where we leave you, Emily dear." Harry said before looking up, seeing a very familiar face. "Ron?!" He called to his friend. Ron Weasly looked up and smiled at two best friends from school.

"Harry! Hermione!" Ron exclaimed, pushing past the small group of Chuddly Cannons fans, trying desperately to get an autograph from the team's keeper. "It's so good to see you both!" He paused, "it's been way to long!" He said as he embraced them both. He looked at the dark brown haired girl standing near Harry and Hermione, "And who are you?" he asked with a grin.

"I'm Emily. Emily Potter." She said proudly.

"Very nice to meet you Emily." He paused looking up at his two friends, "she looks so much like you Hermione, but she has your eyes Harry." He stated.

"I know, she's beautiful, isn't she?" Harry asked, ruffling his daughter's hair slightly. Ron turned around and beckoned another girl over, who was almost the same height as Emily.

"Speaking of beautiful, this is my daughter, Rebecca." Ron introduced proudly. Rebecca smiled slightly,

"Hi." She said meekly.

"Hello Rebecca." Harry said, looking down at her, "So Ron, where's her mother?"

"Uh, we divorced last year. She lives in America now with her new boyfriend." He mumbled.

"Ron, I'm so sorry." Hermione said comfortingly.

"It's okay because it really annoys her that I'm successful now." Ron paused, giving the two a crooked smile, "anyways, you two need to be getting onto that train!" Ron said. The children said their goodbyes to their parents and began to walk towards the scarlet train.

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The Hogwarts express left King's Cross Station at 11:00 sharp, and the witch with the trolley of sweets was already beginning to make her rounds. Rebecca Weasly, along with a pure white cat, sat in a completely free coach in a seat next to a window, watching all scenery zip past her as the scarlet train moved towards its destination.

"Hey, uh, your Rebecca aren't you?" a soft voice said from the door. Rebecca turned her head quickly, making her strawberry locks fall into her face.

"Yeah I am." She paused, "Emily isn't it?" She asked. Emily nodded with a smile,

"Yep that's me!" She said happily. "Can I sit with you, see, I figure that our dads and my mum were all friends back in their Hogwarts days, so, maybe that will prove true for us." Emily said quickly. Rebecca nodded with a smile and Emily, closed the coach door behind her and sat in the seat across from Ron's daughter.

"Excited to go to Hogwarts?" Rebecca asked, moving her fingers over the white feline that was curled up next to her.

"Yes definitely. I have been since I found out about Hogwarts and that I was a witch!" Emily paused, "Who is that?" She asked, pointing at the cat.

"Coconut." Rebecca said simply. "He's my little baby, and I was so glad that I was able to bring him to Hogwarts. You see, my dad got him for me when mum left, as something to help me with the pain of their divorce. And well, we have been inseparable since." Rebecca explained happily.

"Aw how sweet! We have a cat as well, back at home, but it's my mum's cat mainly, so I couldn't bring him with me." Emily paused, "I have an owl as my pet. She's a beautiful snowy owl named Crystal." She said casually.

"Emily, can I ask you a question?" Rebecca asked after a few silent moments. "Yeah. What?"

"What's it like having the famous Harry Potter as a father? He is still known so well as the one who originally defeated Voldemort when he was a baby, then actually killing him in his seventh year at Hogwarts, plus all the in between battles and adventures." Rebecca said, seemingly awe struck by the very thought of 'the boy who lived'. Emily chuckled slightly,

"He's just a normal, strict dad! Yeah, I know he is famous and everything to the world, but to me, he's my daddy." She explained.

"I understand. I get a similar question a lot, you know, 'what's it like having the Chuddly Cannons keeper as a dad?'" Rebecca said in a matter of fact tone. "But I hope that I get the kind of adventures that our parents had while at Hogwarts." She said with a sigh. Suddenly, the coach door swung open and a boy ran in and slammed the door behind him.

"Sorry 'bout this girls. My bully of an older brother is after me, because apparently I spilled his permanent black quill ink in his bag, which I didn't do!" The boy explained. Rebecca and Emily exchanged glances and looked back to the mysterious boy.

"Uh, no problem" Emily said. "And your name is?"

"Simon Taylor." He paused, glancing out the door's window, "and you?"

"I'm Emily Potter and this is Rebecca Weasly." Emily said with a small smile.

"Potter? Weasly?" he paused, "as in Harry Potter and Ron Weasly?" he asked; shocked. Both girls nodded, rolling their eyes slightly. "Wicked!" Simon exclaimed, sitting next to Emily. "You don't mind, do you?" he asked.

"No." Emily said quickly. Simon smiled, and pushed his over-grown dark blonde fringe from his sapphire blue eyes.

"So, you two are starting your first year this year?" Simon asked, trying desperately to make conversation with the two girls. They both nodded,

"Yeah, are you?" Rebecca asked. Simon nodded and smiled,

"Yeah. I've been looking forward to this since I got my letter last month." He paused, "You see, I'm of muggle decent, so it was a bit of surprise. But I have always been fascinated with magic and such." He said quietly.

"I'm a full blood. My dad married his sweet heart from Hogwarts. They got together in their fifth year. Sweet isn't it?" Emily boasted. Rebecca giggled,

"Yeah, and before that, they were best friends along with my dad. And you wanna know something Emily. My dad always liked your mum when they were in school." Rebecca giggled. "Really?"

"Yeah, but don't tell your parents."

"Okey Smokey!"

"Anyways, to add to the conversation, I'm half and half. My dad, as you all know, is a wizard and my mum is a muggle." Rebecca added.

"Cool." Simon said flatly. Suddenly, the door opened and a tall, blonde boy was in the door way.

"There you are Simon!" he said, his voice was deep and raspy.

"Well, better go girls. It was an absolute pleasure to meet both of you. See you at school!" He said, and with that Simon was off.

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The scarlet train descended into the Hogwarts train station and the school children walked off quickly.

"First years, this way." A deep male voice called. Emily and Rebecca looked up for where the voice had come from and they saw the giant that their parents had mentioned many times in their stories of Hogwarts. They approached the giant man and his booming voice. "First years, this way." He repeated. After the group of small first year students had surrounded the giant, he parted his lips to speak, "I am Reubeus Hagrid, the keeper of keys and games at Hogwarts. I am here to take you to the castle." He said. Hagrid's hair was beginning to grey and his were not as bright, but Emily still knew that this was the giant that had helped her father so many times in the past. He led the first years to the boats, and they sailed off, towards Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Well, that's chapter one. The next will be the sorting ceremony. Please RnR and yes, I cant spell Hagrid's first name, don't correct me please!